Nuʻulopa
Small island in Aiga-i-le-Tai District, Samoa
Nuʻulopa is a small, uninhabited island in the Apolima Strait between the islands of Upolu and Savaiʻi in Samoa, in central South Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the Aiga-i-le-Tai district.
Nuʻulopa is about 50m above sea level. It is a small, forested, rocky outcrop with coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) and a conservation area for flying foxes. The surrounding sea is a conservation area for turtles.[1]
Nu'ulopa sits between two other islands, Apolima and Manono. Those three islands lie on an underwater ridge that runs between the two main Samoan islands of Upolu and Savai'i.
Nu'ulopa has traditionally been used as a cemetery for the high chiefs (matai) of Manono.
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See also
Islands portal
- Samoa Islands
- Geography of Samoa
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- ^ [1] Manono, Apolima and Nuulopa Cultural Landscape, Unesco. Retrieved 25 October 2009
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Aiga-i-le-Tai District: ItūmālōTraditional centre: Manono Island
- Apai
- Apolima Tai
- Apolima Uta
- Faleu
- Fuailoloo
- Lalovi
- Lepuia'i
- Manono Uta
- Mulifanua
- Paepaeala
- Salua
- Samea
- Satuimalufilufi
- Manono Island
- Apolima Island
- Nuʻulopa (uninhabited)
- Mulifanua Ferry Terminal: inter-island ferry between Upolu & Salelologa Ferry Terminal on Savaiʻi
- Mulifanua: oldest Lapita site (3,000 BP) in Samoa
- Aiga-i-le-Tai
13°50′33″S 172°07′45″W / 13.8424°S 172.1293°W / -13.8424; -172.1293
